2017 Cross Country Roster
Forsyth, Ryan
Ryan Forsyth
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Severna Park, Md.
- High School:
- Severna Park
Bio
2018: Forsyth saved his best season for last with three 10th-place finishes. His season started off with a 32nd place finish at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational as CU’s No. 3 harrier, but he moved up to 10th overall at pre-nationals, this time crossing as CU’s No. 2. At the Pac-12 Championship, Forsyth was 10th overall to record his third all-conference honor. He was 10th again at regionals, which earned him his second all-region award. At NCAAs, Forsyth put it all out on the line and finished 11th to record his first All-America honor, improving from a 57th place finish in 2017 and a 74th place finish in 2016.
2017: Forsyth had another good season, finishing second for the Buffs in three of the six meets. He started the campaign with a seventh place finish at the Colorado State Invitational. In the first varsity meet of the season, Forsyth placed 24th (CU’s No. 4) at the Joe Piane Invitational. He was the second Buff to cross the line at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational with an 11th finish. Forsyth improved to seventh at the Pac-12 Championship, again the second Buff to cross the line. His performance there earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors. Forsyth was third for CU at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, placing 17th for his first all-region honor. At the NCAA Championship, Forsyth finished 57th.
2016: Forsyth had a breakout season as a sophomore for CU. He won the Colorado State Invite to start the season and followed that up with a fourth place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Forsyth led the Buffs at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing 15th overall, and was ninth at Pac-12s, helping CU win its sixth straight team championship. Forsyth’s performance also earned him All-Pac-12 Second Team honors. At regionals, he was 27th, before finishing the season 74th at nationals.
2015: Forsyth raced to a seventh place finish at the USA Junior Cross Country Championships, finishing in 26:10. During the fall, he earned a spot on the varsity roster. He started the year by placing fifth overall at the Colorado State Invitational and followed it up with a seventh place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Two weeks later at NCAA Pre-Nationals, Forsyth placed 51st. He was 24th at Pac-12s (CU’s No. 6 runner) and was the alternate at regionals and NCAAs.
2014: Redshirt. Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Forsyth competed with the Severna Park Cross Country Club at the 2013 Nike Cross National Championship where he was 52nd individually and led the team. Forsyth placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run at New Balance Indoor Nationals and was sixth in the 5k at New Balance Outdoor Nationals to earn a pair of All-America honors in 2014. He is the Maryland state record holder in the indoor 3,200 (9:16) and the 5k in cross country (15:41). Forsyth was named the 2013 Gatorade Maryland Cross Country Runner of the Year and earned multiple all-state recognition in cross country and track while lettering all four years at SPHS.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:18; 3,000-meters: 8:30; 3,200-meters: 9:09; 5,000-meters: 14:39.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Forsyth is a mechanical engineering major and owns a GPA greater than 3.00. He earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors in 2016.
PERSONAL: Ryan Forsyth was born on July 7, 1996 in Baltimore, Md. He is the son of David and Zoe Forsyth of Severna Park, Md. He has one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Caroline, who are twins. Forsyth enjoys sailing, wakeboarding, skiing and model building. He has worked as a sailing school instructor and had raced sailboats.
2017: Forsyth had another good season, finishing second for the Buffs in three of the six meets. He started the campaign with a seventh place finish at the Colorado State Invitational. In the first varsity meet of the season, Forsyth placed 24th (CU’s No. 4) at the Joe Piane Invitational. He was the second Buff to cross the line at the NCAA Pre-National Invitational with an 11th finish. Forsyth improved to seventh at the Pac-12 Championship, again the second Buff to cross the line. His performance there earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors. Forsyth was third for CU at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, placing 17th for his first all-region honor. At the NCAA Championship, Forsyth finished 57th.
2016: Forsyth had a breakout season as a sophomore for CU. He won the Colorado State Invite to start the season and followed that up with a fourth place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Forsyth led the Buffs at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing 15th overall, and was ninth at Pac-12s, helping CU win its sixth straight team championship. Forsyth’s performance also earned him All-Pac-12 Second Team honors. At regionals, he was 27th, before finishing the season 74th at nationals.
2015: Forsyth raced to a seventh place finish at the USA Junior Cross Country Championships, finishing in 26:10. During the fall, he earned a spot on the varsity roster. He started the year by placing fifth overall at the Colorado State Invitational and followed it up with a seventh place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout. Two weeks later at NCAA Pre-Nationals, Forsyth placed 51st. He was 24th at Pac-12s (CU’s No. 6 runner) and was the alternate at regionals and NCAAs.
2014: Redshirt. Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Forsyth competed with the Severna Park Cross Country Club at the 2013 Nike Cross National Championship where he was 52nd individually and led the team. Forsyth placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run at New Balance Indoor Nationals and was sixth in the 5k at New Balance Outdoor Nationals to earn a pair of All-America honors in 2014. He is the Maryland state record holder in the indoor 3,200 (9:16) and the 5k in cross country (15:41). Forsyth was named the 2013 Gatorade Maryland Cross Country Runner of the Year and earned multiple all-state recognition in cross country and track while lettering all four years at SPHS.
HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 1,600-meters: 4:18; 3,000-meters: 8:30; 3,200-meters: 9:09; 5,000-meters: 14:39.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Forsyth is a mechanical engineering major and owns a GPA greater than 3.00. He earned Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention honors in 2016.
PERSONAL: Ryan Forsyth was born on July 7, 1996 in Baltimore, Md. He is the son of David and Zoe Forsyth of Severna Park, Md. He has one brother, Andrew, and one sister, Caroline, who are twins. Forsyth enjoys sailing, wakeboarding, skiing and model building. He has worked as a sailing school instructor and had raced sailboats.
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